GREAT BRITAIN: A London Particular

"This," explained young Mr. Guppy to
the bewildered 19th Century traveler in Dickens' Bleak House, "is a
London particular, a fog."

"This," explained an Air France steward to 33 passengers aboard a plane
at London Airport last week, "is what you call a real pea-souper." One
of the thickest particulars in London's fogbound history was blanketing
the field. It had caught the airliner just after she landed on Runway
280. Before the French pilot could brake to a stop, his aircraft was
blanketed. "Stay where you are " ordered the control tower in answer to
his plea. "We'll tow you...